Last weekend I was very fortunate to be given a great big load of plums from Trish, one of my work colleagues. I love plums but there were so many and they were all really ripe. I knew that I had to cook with them otherwise they would go past their best very soon. I decided to … [Read more...]

This month I decided I would take part in my first cookery blogging competition. I decided to take part in the No Croutons Required challenge. The idea of the challenge is to make a soup or salad on a particular theme. This month's theme is peppers. I love peppers but have never … [Read more...]

I love ginger in whatever shape or form: fresh, stem, crystallised or ground. It is a lovely spice and really versatile. When I was younger, one of my favourite things to eat were ginger nut biscuits. I remember dunking them in my tea or coffee, when I was with my dad and nan. … [Read more...]